Information regarding Maxwell's direct labor cost for the month of January follows:

Direct labor hourly rate paid $ 29.50

Total standard direct labor hours

for units produced this period 12,000

Direct labor hours actually worked 11,800

Direct labor rate variance $ 17,000 favorable

1. Compute the standard direct labor wage rate per hour in January. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

2. Compute the direct labor efficiency variance for January. Was this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U)? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

1 - Standard direct labor rate per hour

2 - Direct labor efficiency variance